Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.

The path to liberation requires both understanding and practice, both pariyatti and patipatti.

The nature of the mind is like the sky, and our thoughts, emotions, and experiences are like clouds passing through it.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

Life is an art, and like perfect art it should be self-forgetting.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Insight knowledge comes from direct experience, not from intellectual understanding.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

Every moment of confusion is also a moment of wisdom, if we can learn to recognize it.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.

Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads.